Archive for June 2018

So… in a recent post we revealed the completed pattern cover for our next new pattern of 2018, the Sling Along, and while it’s been a lot of fun, we’re closing the book as of today on this… the 17th edition of Purse Pattern Chronicles! The Sling Along webpage is now LIVE & you can get more information, see LOTS…

So… in our last post we had a little fun letting YOU be the designer and choosing which of our bag samples YOU would choose to grace the pattern cover for our 2nd new design for 2018, the Sling Along. Thanks SO much to everyone who participated! Pattern design can be rather solitary work and I always enjoy…

So… it’s almost time to release our new pattern, the Sling Along! And since our last post was the all-important “Choose the Cover Model” post, that the bewitching day can’t be too far now! But wait a second! I’ve still got one more sample to show you! Because here’s the deal… from the moment I finished the sketches…

So… with yet another pattern almost in the books, it’s time to choose the ONE bag sample that best represents the Sling Along design for the pattern cover! In order to do this, I like thinking about which of our samples would most appeal to our customers… which one would gather the most attention at shows… and…

So… in our last post, we told you that we only had a few more samples of our new design to show you before we have to make that all-important decision… choosing a Cover Bag!!! But for this round, I used fabrics from Ivy Lane’s “Imperial Paisley” collection. This purple focal print hit all the right notes…

So… in our last post last week, I showed you a beautiful Sling Along sample featuring stunning fabric from Katia Hoffman’s “Mystique” collection and I was pleased to see that it seemed you loved it as much as I did! And today I’m going to show you the Sling Along done up in fabric by a different “Hoffman” altogether,…